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[average_joe]

Hey guys, I just had my first sparring session with a friend of mine. It was pretty sweet, but it was completely different from what I expected! Getting in combos seemed so easy on the heavybag, but I couldn't even do a 1-2 on him except once or twice. My whole training and strategy went out the window when I was out there. I already see what I do wrong, my footwork got sloppy and I slipped a few times. I also got into slapping flurries when I got aggressive and couldnt keep my form. He seemed a lot slower than me though, and I decided kind of slowed down for him for some reason, and this probably made me even sloppier. Anyway, here are the videos of 3 rounds. Only constructive criticism. :good

Round 1
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Round 2
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Round 3
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[Relentless]

holy shit that sucked!!

and i only watched the first clip.

[Marvelous Marcum]

Are you black or asian?

[average_joe]

holy shit that sucked!!

and i only watched the first clip.

Thanks jackass. Like I said it was my first time, and it didn't go at all like I pictured it. I'm planning on sparring a lot more now. Fuck off the thread if you can't give anything that helps. This video was just taken to see how much I improve with a few months.

[average_joe]

Oh and I'm the brown guy, not the asian.

[comebackkid]

black or asian?

[Relentless]

why dont you do yourself a favour and join a gym herberto?

[average_joe]

black or asian?

lol I don't consider myself black, because I thought that was reserved mostly for those of African descent, but I'm the dark one.

[amy]

Why aren't you wearing headgear and a groin protector? Do you have a mouth piece in even?

[Relentless]

Why aren't you wearing headgear and a groin protector? Do you have a mouth piece in even?

for god sakes one of the fruit cake's was wearing jeans, you really think they would care abut groin protectors?

[average_joe]

Why aren't you wearing headgear and a groin protector? Do you have a mouth piece in even?

We actually had those and were going to wear them, but he didn't really want to wear them. We were going light anyway, so I gave in. Kind of irresponsible I know, but we didn't hit too hard anyway, so it turned out alright.

I'm not joining a gym, because it's 50 bucks a month here. I've got a pretty busy schedule with classes and everything, so I only train 2-3 days a week. I don't think that's worth my $50, especially since I'm just doing boxing as a hobby, not trying to go pro.

[average_joe]

for god sakes one of the fruit cake's was wearing jeans, you really think they would care abut groin protectors?

Yeah you're a fucking badass, mouthing off to someone online who's asking for help. :rofl Do me a favor and don't waste your time and mine. Like I've said we were just doing this for fun to get a feel for it.

[amy]

We actually had those and were going to wear them, but he didn't really want to wear them. We were going light anyway, so I gave in. Kind of irresponsible I know, but we didn't hit too hard anyway, so it turned out alright.

I'm not joining a gym, because it's 50 bucks a month here. I've got a pretty busy schedule with classes and everything, so I only train 2-3 days a week. I don't think that's worth my $50, especially since I'm just doing boxing as a hobby, not trying to go pro.

If it's just a hobby then all the more reason to wear protective gear. Tell your buddy even the pros wear head gear when sparring. I don't get what's with these guys that think it's manly to get their head knocked around, their nads punched and their teeth chipped up? :patsch

[MagnificentMatt]

Where is the heavyweight?

[LoBlow]

a little word of advice to you average_joe you are the one wearing shorts right? if you are you need to fight "tall" especially when against someone that is much shorter than you are, use your reach and height advantage, do not fight down to his level, stay on the out side pop a jab to judge distance stay just a few inches out of reach when ready to execute then close the minor gap, attack then back out of harms way

and yes you now know that it's not as easy as it might seem,

keep em up

[average_joe]

a little word of advice to you average_joe you are the one wearing shorts right? if you are you need to fight "tall" especially when against someone that is much shorter than you are, use your reach and height advantage, do not fight down to his level, stay on the out side pop a jab to judge distance stay just a few inches out of reach when ready to execute then close the minor gap, attack then back out of harms way

and yes you now know that it's not as easy as it might seem,

keep em up

Wow finally something good :good . He was always waiting for me to come in though and I kind of kept getting frustrated and went in a few times, which messed me up. I wasn't thinking right, really. Thanks for the advice!

[LoBlow]

no problem, well you said it yourself "was not thinking right" don't worry with time you will be more relaxed and be able to think clear and make decisive decisions when boxing, but it does not happen over night, you have to do it often enough and work out all the little kinks, then you will notice a difference

each time you spar work on one or two things only, preferable one offensive and one defensive, don't try to overload your brain with too many things in the beginning, when you feel comfortable with those things then try adding another, after a while you will have a decent arsenal of options

For you I suggest these 2 things

1. Jab just jab don't worry about any other punch for a minute work on your jab find the pro's and con's of it

2. Defense, keeping your guards up all the time, this must be a habit


with the 2 above accomplished you will have the basic tools to build upon

[cheech]

I watched all three rounds-

1) No coaches in the background coaching you
2) MMA mats and room looked like a MMA/karate/kickboxing facility. Find a good boxing gym
3) Fight boxers not MMA/karate/kickboxing people

[Markie B]

Hey a couple of things

Legs - keep them closer together. This will help you fight taller and improve your balance. It will also allow you to move away without the jerky upper body movement. When you jerk away using just ur hips, someone's gonna jump on you while your off-balance.

I don't think using the cups was a big deal. Most beginner's are head-hunters and if it's a hobby, why spend the money?

Headgear is worth the money though. It will take time to get used to not seeing as much, but it will save you a lot of cuts and bruises on the face. Unless you want to walk around with black eyes all the time.

[average_joe]

I watched all three rounds-

1) No coaches in the background coaching you
2) MMA mats and room looked like a MMA/karate/kickboxing facility. Find a good boxing gym
3) Fight boxers not MMA/karate/kickboxing people

Good eye! He is actually into chinese kickboxing or something like that, but he wants to do boxing. Anyway, next week I'm going to be fighting someone into boxing. With headgear.

[average_joe]

Hey a couple of things

Legs - keep them closer together. This will help you fight taller and improve your balance. It will also allow you to move away without the jerky upper body movement. When you jerk away using just ur hips, someone's gonna jump on you while your off-balance.

I don't think using the cups was a big deal. Most beginner's are head-hunters and if it's a hobby, why spend the money?

Headgear is worth the money though. It will take time to get used to not seeing as much, but it will save you a lot of cuts and bruises on the face. Unless you want to walk around with black eyes all the time.

Thanks for the comment on the legs. I'll try that, but I'd expect to get more power when the legs are spread out because of the increase torque right?